[Federal Register: July 29, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 146)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Draft Management Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Gerry
E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Notice of Public
Comment Period Extension
AGENCY: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean
Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public comment period extension.
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SUMMARY: A 90-day public comment period was announced in the May 6,
2008 Federal Register, Volume 73, No. 88, to end on August 4, 2008. To
accommodate receipt of additional comments NOAA's Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries has extended the period for public comments on the
draft management plan and draft environmental assessment for the Gerry
E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary to October 3, 2008.
DATES: Comments on the draft management plan and draft environmental
assessment will now be considered if received on or before October 3,
2008.
ADDRESSES: To obtain a copy: For a copy of the draft management plan
and draft environmental assessment, contact the Management Plan Review
Coordinator, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, 175 Edward
Foster Rd., Scituate, MA 02066. Copies can also be downloaded from the
SBNMS Web site at http://stellwagen.noaa.gov.
To submit comments: Comments on the draft management plan and draft
environmental assessment may be submitted by one of the following
methods:
1. In writing to the SBNMS Management Plan Review Coordinator (see
to obtain a copy section above);
2. By e-mail to sbplan@noaa.gov; or
3. By facsimile to (781) 545-8036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Cowie-Haskell at (781) 545-
8026 or via e-mail at sbplan@noaa.gov.
Dated: July 18, 2008.
Daniel J. Basta,
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
[FR Doc. E8-17193 Filed 7-28-08; 8:45 am]
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